VILLA CLARA - The strong rains that caused the Zaza dam in Sancti Spíritus,
central Cuba, to spill 6 million cubic meters of water in late October also
brought about the loss of about 3,000 tons of fish from hatcheries behind
the dam.

Fishermen from Tunas de Zaza, a fishing village on the south coast of the
province, said that for weeks one could see dead tench fish floating up to
45 miles out at sea. Alfredo Capó, the director of aquaculture in Sancti
Spíritus province estimated that the worst damage was done to the 12 million
fingerlings put in the water this year. That does not bode well for future
fish populations at Cuba's largest dam.